SWB Game Notes - August 25, 2026
IL Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

SWB Game Notes - August 25, 2026

Published on August 25, 2026 under International League (IL)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders News Release


Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (28-20, 65-57) @ Worcester Red Sox (27-23, 63-58)

August 25, 2026 | Game 124 | Road Game 62 | PNC Field | First Pitch 6:05 P.M.

#13 LH Kyle Carr (0-1, 4.61) vs #21 RH Jedixson Paez (0-1, 3.61)

Carr (7/17 vs WOR): 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 BB, 1 SO, 74 P (40 S) [RaiRiders, 7-6]

Paez (8/18 @ SYR): 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 64 P (43 S) [Mets, 5-1]

LAST TIME OUT

MOOSIC, PA (August 23, 2026) - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Charlotte Knights 9-5 Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. A pair of home runs from Oswaldo Cabrera and one off the bat of Domínguez helped pace the offense.

Travis MacGregor stunned in his spot start working nine up, nine down to keep Charlotte off the board early.

The Baby Bombers struck in the home half of the third. Jasson Domínguez earned a walk and J.C. Escarra batted him home. Marco Luciano followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 score.

In the fourth, Kenedy Corona recorded a knock and Anthony Volpe walked to put two aboard. Domínguez smashed a three-run shot to right field for a 5-0 lead.

Charlotte started chipping away in the fifth when they plated a run on a hit from Jason Matthews. Oswaldo Cabrera had a solo shot in the bottom half to get the run right back.

The Knights cut the lead in half 6-3 with two more runs in the sixth. Again, SWB countered back with a double from Ernesto Martínez Jr. and an RBI single from Domínguez.

Charlotte grabbed the run in the seventh thanks to a run-scoring bunt groundout from Rikuu Nishida. It was Cabrera again who posted an updated score for the Baby Bombers in the home half. After Luciano walked to reach, Cabby sent his second home run of the game out of the park for a 9-4 advantage. The visitors would not go down quiet as Andy Weber roped a solo homer over the right field wall for the Knights' final run.

Luis Gil (W, 1-0) earned the win after an inning and two thirds of quiet work. Charlotte starter Shane Smith (L, 2-1) was charged with the loss after allowing five runs in four frames.

NEWS AND NOTES

IN THE LEAGUE - After a win on Sunday, the RailRiders are in fifth place in the International League. They are now a game and a half behind the leading Indianapolis with Durham, St. Paul, and Rochester in between. The RailRiders are 4-6 in their last ten games, are eight contests above .500 on the full season. Worcester is three and a half games out of first place and have gone 2-8 in their last ten contests.

DUKE'S RECORD PERFORMANCE - Duke Ellis set a new single season record with 45 stolen bases on the season. He broke the record of 44 set by Tommy Barrett in 1989. Barrett did so in 120 games, whereas Ellis marked his in 85 contests. Ellis also holds the franchise record for 87 total with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 161 games. The prior record was held by Nick Punto who stole 82 bags in 263 games. Ellis's personal record is 57 in a single year done back in 2024.

CABBY'S CLUTCH- Oswaldo Cabrera has upped his batting average to .292 on the season in 105 games. The switch-hitter has recorded 117 hits bolstered by 13 doubles and 17 home runs. Cabrera began entire season on Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's roster while playing in eight different positions, but had one stint up in New York.

LONG BALL LIVIN' - The RailRiders utilized the long ball to score the majority of their runs on Sunday. Jasson Domínguez had his first since being back with SWB and Oswaldo Cabrera had two of his own. The RailRiders have smacked 172 total home runs on the season after adding 10 last week. This is tied for fifth most in all of Triple-A, along with Memphis, behind the league leading Saints with 218. Yanquiel Fernández has the most tallying 21 on the summer, while 29 different players have at least one on the books for the RailRiders.

ELI'S ENERGY- SWB welcomed relief pitcher Eli Morgan to the team on Saturday and he made his first appearance that night. He pitched two clean innings of work on 30 pitches with a pair of strikeouts. Morgan joins the team from the Kansas City organization where he was playing in Triple-A Omaha. With the Storm Chasers, the righty held a 1.40 ERA in 25.2 frames. With the Royals, he made 16 appearances for a 5.12 ERA.

WHAT'S LEFT - The RailRiders have just four weeks of the season left, with two of those series at PNC Field. They will play a six-game set against Worcester this week to finish off August. September features a home series against Lehigh Valley and a trip to Rochester where they will play on Labor Day Monday. SWB wraps up their 2026 campaign with a week at PNC Field against Jacksonville, the Marlins Triple-A affiliate.

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